EP 0807388 A1 19971119 - Hand-held depilating device with a pain masking stimulator
Title (en)
Hand-held depilating device with a pain masking stimulator
Title (de)
Handenthaarungsvorrichtung mit einem Schmerzen maskierenden Stimulator
Title (fr)
Appareil d'épilation à main avec stimulateur pour marquer la douleur
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 12069396 A 19960515
- JP 4033097 A 19970225
Abstract (en)
A hand-held depilating device capable of masking the pain of plucking the hairs. A plucking head (40) has a plurality of pinching elements (43,44) which arrange along a horizontal axis in a closely adjacent relation and are driven to close and open gaps between the pinching elements for pinching the hairs between the adjacent elements and release the hairs therefrom. A cycler or turning mechanism is included to cyclically move the plucking head (40) in a direction crossing with the horizontal axis so as to define, in combination with the movement of closing and opening the pinching elements, repeated depilating cycles of introducing the hairs between the adjacent pinching elements, pinching the hairs therebetween, plucking the hairs from the skin, and releasing the hairs from between the pinching elements. Mounted to the top of the housing adjacent to the plucking head is a simulator (180,190) which applies stimuli to the skin independently of the plucking head. The device includes a synchronous mechanism for synchronizing a timing of applying the stimuli with the depilating cycle. Thus, the stimuli can be made at an optimum timing or timings within the depilating cycle, thereby masking the hair plucking pain. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A45D 26/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A45D 26/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A45D 26/0028 (2013.01 - EP US); A45D 26/0061 (2013.01 - EP US); A45D 2200/207 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [DA] EP 0493849 A1 19920708 - PHILIPS NV [NL]
- [DA] EP 0622033 A2 19941102 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD [JP]
- [A] EP 0671136 A1 19950913 - SEB SA [FR]
- [A] EP 0348862 A2 19900103 - LEVIN ALEXANDER [IL], et al
- [DA] EP 0500075 A2 19920826 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0807388 A1 19971119; EP 0807388 B1 20020417; CN 1099855 C 20030129; CN 1169272 A 19980107; DE 69711978 D1 20020523; DE 69711978 T2 20021212; HK 1007247 A1 19990409; JP 3098971 B2 20001016; JP H1028614 A 19980203; TW 382591 B 20000221; US 5916222 A 19990629
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97107885 A 19970514; CN 97104267 A 19970515; DE 69711978 T 19970514; HK 98106457 A 19980624; JP 4033097 A 19970225; TW 86106367 A 19970513; US 85563197 A 19970514